India, July 4 -- Nancy Guthrie, the mother of co-host Savannah Guthrie, remains missing for over five months following her abduction in Tucson, Arizona. A criminologist has suggested that the FBI is "hedging their bets" in light of a recent statement.

On July 1, the FBI Phoenix office acknowledged through X that it had received "several" ransom notes, some of which were "deemed to be extortion attempts without legitimacy." However, others "may potentially be legitimate and are still being investigated as such." The bureau further stated, "This case continues to be investigated as a kidnapping for ransom case."

In the meantime, trial attorney Mark Geragos and criminologist Casey Jordan provided their insights regarding the FBI's statemen...